Chapter 221: Convening and Falling Out

Chapter 221: Convening and Falling Out

Chapter 221: Convening and Falling Out

On this day, Randall, Ivan, and Gina all received instructions to go to the enchanting workshop and were told that none of them could be absent. The three masters and apprentices met up early and rushed to the workshop together.

"Teacher, do you know what we should do?"

"What do you think, Ivan?"

"Repair the Ant-Man Barrier, or select a deacon."

Hearing his words, Gina became thoughtful and her eyes fell on her mentor Randall. She remembered that her mentor once wanted to become a deacon, so now is the opportunity.

"Don't be so delusional. The Lydia family will never give up their power." Randall said firmly. "Besides, with my half-baked enchantment attainments, I won't be able to be a stable deacon even if I become one."

He knew that in terms of enchantment attainments, even his disciple Ivan could not compare to him, so he had given up the idea long ago.

The three of them came to the enchanting workshop while chatting.

There were far more than just the three of them invited this time. There were also other enchanters from the academy, most of whom were from the enchantment group. The enchanters gathered in a larger workshop.

"Hey, Ivan."

"Not bad, you've become an official wizard, and even your appearance has become more handsome."

Ivan unexpectedly saw Cam, whom he hadn't seen for a long time. From the frivolous aura around him, it was not difficult to tell that he had just become a wizard not long ago. Probably influenced by meditation, his hair turned a light frosty blue.

"That's right, I said I would become a formal wizard."

"When did you return to the academy?"

"A few days ago, I didn't expect something like this to happen in the academy. Those evil thieves are so disgusting."

The two of them reminisced about the past as if they were old friends. They seemed enthusiastic, but in fact they were too polite and could never find the innocence they had when they were apprentices.

After becoming a wizard, an issue that cannot be ignored is the stance, and their stances are not on the same side. Now both of them have clearly realized this.

Among the people who came, Ivan also saw Cam's sister Heidi, who also had frosty blue hair.

The wizards of Lydia's family have hair that has a more or less frost blue tint, making them very easy to identify. There are a total of 9 of them, most of them are women, such as Vice Dean Doris and Deacon Madeline. The whole situation is that there are more yin than yang.

"Everyone, the Ant-Man Barrier is the guarantee for the survival of our huts in the Mona Ant Land. It has protected us from wild monsters for thousands of years. As an enchanter, it is our duty to protect the Ant-Man Barrier. If the Ant-Man Barrier is damaged, we will be uneasy--"

As the head of the enchantment group, Vice President Doris stepped forward and gave a few polite speeches. In her words, she asked everyone to contribute their manpower and efforts to repair the Ant-Man Barrier together.

She only talked about the work, without mentioning any compensation, let alone the selection of deacons.

However, Doris held righteousness in her hands, and even if other wizards didn't like her, they had no reason to object.

After the presentation, they left the enchanting workshop under the leadership of Doris and came to a dark three-story wizard tower. According to the geographical location, the black tower was located right in the middle of the residences of the three major families, and the location was very clever.

"Doris, I'm not late."

"Just right."

The chief deacon of the cultivation group, Ave Wakin, walked over slowly. The black tower was the control core of the entire Ant-Man Fortress, and it required at least two chief deacons or vice-deans to open it.

With the cooperation of Doris and Aubrey, the heavy door of the black tower burst open.

Through the door, one could see a dim yellow inside, and the sight was inexplicably suppressed, making it impossible to see clearly what was inside. However, the wizards outside could sense the heavy aura inside, which was clearly the same as the aura on the protective barrier.

Doris entered the door first, and the others followed in one after another.

Like everyone else, Ivan was looking curiously at the interior of the black tower.

It looks like a church inside. You can see the top of the tower when you look up. In the middle of the tower stands a huge bust of an ant-man with a crown on his head. His height is almost higher than the two floors below.

Around the statue, there are rune pillars connected to the tower body, and the ground is also covered with rune patterns, which are filled with a terrifying atmosphere.

"Everyone, I hope you can work together and lend me a hand."

Under Doris's command, the enchanters stood beside the rune pillars, one for each pillar.

"You don't introduce anything, you just let people follow your orders and do things. You are treating people like hard labor."

Ivan was secretly complaining in his heart. He figured out Doris's idea and wanted to gather everyone's strength to clean up the pollution on Ant-Man's Barrier in a brutal way.

It has to be said that this method is indeed very feasible, but it is clumsy, and will cause considerable consumption and noise.

In any case, they all got the chance to contact the Ant King's Barrier Array. Ivan's eyes flickered as he thought of something, but there were some things he couldn't make up his mind for the time being.

"Everyone get ready - start!" Following Doris's order, the enchanters poured their power into the rune pillars in front of them, making the intricate rune lines on the pillars come alive and gradually spread out in all directions.

On the ground, rune lines were wriggling like colorful pythons, interweaving into a web.

Various dim lights emerged from the ground, statues, pillars, and towers, submerging the figures of the enchanters in the light.

The enchanters had no time to pay attention to these things; their minds had followed the rune pillars to the protective barrier that possessed vast energy, and were dispersed in an orderly manner to various locations on the barrier.

What they have to do is actually very simple, which is to manipulate the protective force in their area on a small scale, and either dissipate the energy of the pollution barrier or drive it to the designated area.

The Mona Ant Colony Hut is equivalent to a small or medium-sized city. Except for the gap in the dome, the ant-man barrier covers every inch of land on the campus, so the area is quite large.

In order to completely eliminate the spread of pollution, every inch of protection on the barrier must be explored, which is an extremely complicated task.

This is also why Ivan thinks this method is too clumsy.

"The three major families have always been very cautious about wizards outside the family. Although there are reasons for this incident, that kind of precaution cannot be easily removed. I am afraid that they have set a bait to kill two birds with one stone. This kind of thing must be prevented."

Ivan wanted to take this opportunity to plant one or two nails in the protective barrier and leave a back door for himself, but thinking of the three major families' precautions against other wizards, he resisted the temptation and gave up the plan.

"Now that we are here, it's not like there is nothing we can do."

He thought about it and came up with a good idea. He decided that while driving away the polluting forces, he would also study the operation of the Ant King's Barrier and make some minor repairs to the barrier's protection.

It just so happened that in the area he was operating, there was a place where he had previously observed sluggish operation. He had thought about a solution that would not require consuming extra materials and would allow him to keep something at the same time.

Several hours passed, and like driving a school of fish, the enchanters gathered the polluting power to the top of the barrier dome, near the gap.

Finally, under the manipulation of Doris and a few others, the polluting force leaked out from the gap, and a scene of violent wind and thunder appeared at the gap again, causing the gap in the dome to expand a little further and the protective barrier to be damaged a little more.

The matter has come to an end.

Inside the Black Tower, some things have just begun.

"what happened?"

"Dean Doris, what do you mean by this? We came to help you but you didn't say thank you. Instead, you took the opportunity to trap us here. Don't think you can be so presumptuous just because you are from the Lydia family."

It's no wonder that someone shouted angrily. Just when everyone had cleared the polluting force and felt a little exhausted, Doris and two deacons suddenly turned against them. One of the deacons was dismissed. They used the power of the black tower to suppress everyone here.

"Don't be impatient!"

"I have said before that the protective barrier is closely related to the safety of the academy. For everyone's safety, I have to be careful to prevent anyone from tampering with it.

Don't worry, please wait for a moment. As long as you have no ill intentions, you can leave in a while. On behalf of the college, I thank you all for your efforts today."

Facing the anger of the crowd, Doris explained calmly.

As soon as she said this, a few people's expressions changed slightly.

"Dalton, Beecher, you guys really have ulterior motives." Doris was obviously much more skilled in checking the protective barriers, and soon found the two people who had just made some tampering.

"Nonsense, I just want to study the protective barrier and find ways to repair and improve it." Dalton, who was named, retorted. He was the wizard of the picket team.

"That's right. You, the people of the Lydia family, have occupied the protective barrier. You cannot stop the enemy from invading, and you cannot repair and improve the barrier. You can only watch the protective array decay little by little. You are the ones who disregard the interests of many wizards in the academy."

Even though his trick was exposed, Beecher from the patrol team did not show any panic on his face. Instead, he stared at the people of Lydia's family and argued with them, accusing them of inaction.

"Okay, okay, you did something wrong and not only don't repent, but you even want to bite back. Everyone knows that the wizards in my Lydia family are dedicated to the public--" This was the first time in all these years that Doris was pointed at and scolded. She was so angry that her face changed color.

"Your words are disgusting. Are you all for the public good?" Beecher interrupted her directly:
"Let's not talk about the distant past. I just want to ask you one question. Wizard Barton has been dismissed from his position as deacon. Why is it that after so many days, a sinner is still allowed to take control of the barrier? Could it be that among all the wizards in the academy, no one is as good as the sinner of your Lydia family? How absurd!"

"Capture these two people who are talking nonsense."

Under Doris's instructions, Lydia's family rushed forward and arrested Beecher and Dalton on the spot.

The next second, the oppressive force on the others disappeared and they regained their freedom.

However, everyone's faces were not very happy. They came to help and did their best, but Doris, the vice president, played tricks on them. She must be trying to find someone to take the blame.

Just as Wizard Beecher said, Lydia's family has monopolized the right to maintain the protective barrier. The protective barrier is getting worse day by day. Of course, Lydia's family must take responsibility, but now they are looking for someone to share the responsibility in this way.

This behavior was so despicable that it immediately disgusted many people present.

(End of this chapter)